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THE TEXAS AGGIE Page 4 V. H. Foy Heads New Officers Dallas Aggies Victor H. Foy, ’02, was elected president of the Dallas A. & M. Club at the regular noon meeting of that club on December 20. His term of office will be the first six months of 1941. Mr. Foy has been living in Dallas for the past several years, returning to that city upon his retirement from an official position with the South- western Bell Telephone Company at St. Louis, Missouri. He and Mrs. Foy make their home at 3322 Knight Street, Dallas. Mr. Foy was with the Southwest. ern Bell Telephone Company for 18 years before his retirement. He received his degree from A. & M. in mechanical engineering, was president of the 1902 Class, a dis- tinguished student, and Senior Cap- tain in 1902. He was a member of the Foster Guards, forerunner of the present Ross Volunteer organi- zation. Other new officers of the Dallas Club include, Ed L. Stapp, 31, first | vice president; James G. Lowdon, Jr., ’39, second vice president; Aus- tin C. Bray, ’29, secretary-treasur- er; David M. Snell, ’37, editor, Dal- Aggie; J. A. “Hop” Reynolds, ’30, sergeant-at-arms; Lindsay Jolliff, 23, A. J. Rife, 09; -G.. M. Hatch, 31: V. H. Foy, 02; W. G. Ross, 33; Jake Metzger, ’34, and James W. Aston, ’33, directors. Retiring president of the club is Lindsay Jolliif, 123. The new slate of officers was submitted by the Nominating Com- mittee composed of R. T. “Bob” Shiels, ’10; Dr. M. B. Starnes, 27; and James G. Lowdon, Jr., ’39. The Dallas Club meets every Friday noon at the Adolphus Hotel. CLAUDE EVERETT (17) INC. 522 Barziza St., Houston, Texas GENERAL CONTRACTOR EXCAVATORS FOR ALL TYPES OF BUILDINGS NURSERY STOCK LANDSCAPE SERVICE / Visit 1935 New papa—SAM N. DAVID- SON. FIRST LIEUTENANT JEROME W. SORENSON, JR. is an officer of Company D, 142nd Infantry, Texas National Guard, Stephen- ville, which has been ordered to Camp Bowie for a year’s training. Before joining his company, Sor- enson attended an Officers’ Train- ing School at Fort Benning, Geor- gia. He has been given a year’s leave of absence from his position as teacher of agricultural engin- eering at John Tarleton Agricul- tural College, Stephenville. LOUIS M. “Red” THOMPSON is back at work with the Agron- omy Department of the A. & M. College after a year’s leave of ab-. sence with the Soil Conservation Service. He and Mrs. Thompson make their home in the College Hills Estates at College Station. KARL K. WHITE, JR. has been transferred from Pittsburgh, Penn- sylvania to 85 E. Stewart Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, where he is with the Gulf’s Philadelphia Refinery. Karl feels he is really with a great company. 1936 Forres E. Wood is doing field work for the Income Service & Investment Co., Ewell Nalle Build- ing, Austin, Texas. He has now been with this firm for several months and after starting off ap- lalso received his master’s degree praising farm and ranch proper- ties, has now branched out into business properties as well. During the last two or three months, he has traveled in three states. THOMAS J. “Mac” McMULLIN, Masury, Ohio, has just returned from South America where he spent three years in Venezuela and Colombia. “Mac” was employed by the Shell Oil Company and did seismograph work while in South 1938 Edwin A. Beckcom is located in Atlanta, Georgia with offices at 511 New Federal Building. Ed- win is with the Bureau of Animal Husbandry and is anxious to be transferred to Texas. Ensign Clem B. Connally is lo- cated with Bombing Squadron 2, Naval Air Station, San Diego, Cal- ifornia. Connally took mechanical engineering while in A. & M. and was known to his classmates as “Panny”. Ezra W. Drake is living at 521 St. Phillip Street, Thibodaux, Lou- isiana, where he is a petroleum en- gineer with the Sun Oil Company. Gilbert R. Heubner has moved from Corsicana to 3444 Binkley Avenue, Dallas. H. Norman Duncan is employed by" W.. TI. "Grant" Company, 241 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. He reports that he is get- ting along splendidly. Dr. John W. Evans is now vet- erinarian for the Texas Prison System and is located at Hunts- ville. Dr. Raymond T. Hander is work- ing for the City of Childress, where he is meat, milk, and food inspec- tor. He gets his mail at Box 865 of that city. As a student at A. & M., Hander was known to his class- mates as “Cockie”, took veter- inary medicine, was a member of the ,Saddle and Sirloin Club, and active in other student affairs. Paul T. Hanes is assistant rural supervisor for the Farm Security Administration and gets his mail at Box 218, New Boston, Texas. Alton A. Hansen is living at 2075 Liberty, Beaumont, Texas, where he is commercial salesman for the Firestone Auto Supply & Service Store, 200 Main Street. Al was winner of the Danforth Fel- lowship in 1937, secretary and president of the Marketing & Fi- nance Club, president of the Luth- America. New papa — W. W. SIMPSON. Married—JOHN H. SHOWS JOHN K. STIRTON, JR. B. J. “Bill” STEVENS 1937 W. Kermit Anderson is a chem- ist for the J. M. Huber Corpora- tion, Research Laboratories, Box 831, Borger, Texas. Anderson has “Dick” from A. & M. eran Club, and participated in oth- er student activities. For the past two years Harold Hart has been with the Soil Con- servation Service, Corsicana, and makes his home at 1700 West 2nd. Raymond Helpert has been or- dered on active duty and will re- port immediately to Fort Sill, Ok- lahoma, where he will be in the chemical warfare reserve unit. Edward B. Hawkins is manager of the Kelly Ranch, Route 2, An- ton, Texas. “Hawk” was company commander of H Co., Infantry, 1939 Robert M. “Bob” Adams is liv- ing at 1631 Procter Street, Port Arthur, Texas, where he is an as- sistant chemist for the Gulf Oil Corporation. “Bob” was president of the Senior Class, the most out- standing cadet officer in 1939, a member of the Y-cabinet, and active in many other student af- fairs. Lieutenant Augustus J. Allen is on duty with the 5th Bomb- ing Squadron, 9th Group, Albrook Field, C. S. (Rio Hato). Donald H. Brown is an engineer with the Lone Star Gas Com- pany and at the present time is located at Decatur, Texas. Andrew W. Rogers is with the Austin Road Company, Dallas, Texas. This company does con- crete road building. Tom S. Darrow gets his mail at Box 253, El Paso, Texas. Tom has not had an opportunity to see the Aggies play for the past two years, but thinks it is quite a thrill to follow them over the air and by means of the papers. Darrow is a son of W. H. Darrow, who is chief of the Region Contact Sec- tion, Division of Information AAA, Washington, D. C.,, and who for- merly was with the A. & M. Ex- tension Service. Johnnie Mott Haile is a sales engineer with the Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Trac- tor Division, Milwaukee, Wiscon- sin. Haile is a younger brother of Jack B. Haile, ’28, general man- ager of the Road Machinery Di- vision of Gar Wood Industries, De- troit, Michigan. George H. Haltom gets his mail at Box 141, Grapeland, Texas, where for the past six months he has been employed with the Amer- ican Liberty Oil Company. Harry H. Halsell is a petroleum engineer with the National Sup- ply Company, Odessa, Texas. Earl B. Hamilton is in the En- 1 gineering Department of the Buck- eye Portable Tool Company, Day- ton, Ohio. His resident address is 8% Maple Drive of that city. While a student at A. & M., Earl was second in command of the engin- eers and took mechanical engineer- ing. Robert E. Harry is living at 910 S. Carrollton Avenue, Apartment R, New Orleans, Louisiana, where he is with the U. S. Iingineers, 2nd New Orleans District, as a junior electrical engineer. Howard took electrical i and has | beep with the TT § NEW BRAUMELS NURSERY & F.ORAL CO. Howard W- Locke, ’32 Manager “Next to Landa Park” New Braunfels, Texas Fruit Trees - Shruse - Plants LOUPOT’S TRADING POST Now offers a4 new service to Ex-Students. Begin- ning Jan. 1, they began to buy Regulation Uni- forms and Books that are being used. If any Ex has any article that might be of value to the student, describe it in de- tail as to what it is. If clothing, size, condition, tailor if possible, and year purchased, if bought new or used. Drop this information in the mail and convert the uniform, book, or drawing instru- ment into cash. Address your mail to LOUPOT’S TRADING PORT College Station, Texus Joe A. Ford is doing cost ac- counting work for the Arkansas Natural Gas Corporation in Shreveport, Louisiana. Joe’s ad- dress is 837% Jefferson Place of that city. Herbert W. Hartung has chang- ed his address from the B. F. Good- rich Company, Houston, to his home address of 124 Woodlawn Ave., San Antonio. “Herbie” was chief yell leader in 1937, the best drilled man in 1935, a member of the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, and active in other student affairs. He is a younger brother of Louis H. Har- tung, 29, manager of the Carpen- ter Envelope Company, 535 S. Flores, San Antonio. Albert E. “Little Dutch” Voekel, San Antonio, has been called to | active duty as a First Lieutenant and is stationed at Ft. Brown, Texas, near Brownsville. He is acting as Post Exchange Officer in addition to his other duties. He was Secretary of the A. S. Gage Ranches in San Antonio and went on active duty on Oct. 1. He was a regular member and a former officer of the San Antonio A. & M. Club. Robert Z. “Bob” Wilkinson gets his mail at Box 131, Newport, | Arkansas, where he is rural su- pervisor for the Farm Security Administration and likes his work fine. Married—RICHARD N. CON- OLLY. Old Line SOUTHWEST RESERVE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SOUTHWEST RESERVE LIFE BLDG. Longview, Texas “Texas Best for Best Texans” D. D. Budd, Pres. — E. F. H. Roberts, V. Pres. and Actuary W. M. Sparks, Chairman of the Board Legal Reserve member of the Saddle & Sirloin Club, and participated in other student affairs. Dr. James W. Heaton, Jr. is a junior veterinarian in the Bureau of Animal Industry and at this time is located at Bethany, Mis- souri, where he gets his mail at Box 182. John E. Hewson is an engineer in the Dallas Gas Company, Dal- las, and his home address is 5938 Oram, of that city. John was the best drilled man at A. & M. in 1935-36, a member of the Ross Vol- unteers, a member of the “Y” Cab- inet, and active in other student affairs. C. Russell Hillier is secretary- treasurer of the Hillier Burial Association and associated with his father in the Hillier Funeral Home, Bryan, Texas. James C. Thompson has been ap- pointed acting county agricultural agent for Bee County, with head- quaters at Beeville, Texas. Jim Q. Wood is with the Ethyl- Dow Chemical Company, Wilming- ton, N. C. Jim wrote for another copy of the November 1 issue of the TEXAS AGGIE. He said that really “eat up” any news of the Aggie football team. Edwin J. Zabcik has a tempor- ary appointment as junior engin- eer with the Soil Conservation Service at Waco. His address is P. O. Box 691 at the above city. G. E. Marsh has accepted a po- sition. with the Cabot Companies at Pampa, Texas, and will report for duty on December 1. Marsh will be in the Technical Department and will be doing research and development work along the lines of manufacturing and processing carbon black. Lyngle K. Gregory is with the Soil Conservation Service at Brownwood, Texas. His official title is Junior Soil Conservation- ist. Lyngle took his degree in ag- ricultural education. ANTHONY J. PHILLIPS, JR. is a second lieutenant with the 70th Coast Artillery and is stationed at Fort Moultrie, South Carolina. While attending A. & M. “Phil” was a member of the rifle team, a distinguished student, a Ross Volunteer, and a member of the Marketing & Finance Club. Married—G. MELVIN DANSBY DR. EDWIN THOMAS the men around the bromine plant. the past year. 8 Hammond A. Helms is a junior accountant for the'.J. L. Block & Co. (public accountants) Can Ja- cinto Building, Houston. He 1s married and resides at 1031 Dun- bar, Houston. For the past year Glenn R. Hep- pard has been employed as a draftsman for the Texaco Com- pany, Port Arthur, and makes his home at 3737 Lakeshore Drive of that city. Thomas Byron Hooten is teach- ing agriculture in the high school at Alba, Texas. Urban C. Hopmann gets his mail at Box 21, Missouri City, where he is teaching vocational agricul- ture. : Dr. Glen F. Hover is doing gen- eral veterinary practice at Astor- ia, South Dakota, and gets his mail at Box 55. Burl B. Hulsey, Jr., is living at 2925 Merida, Fort Worth, Texas, where he is a student engineer with the Texas Electric Service Company. While attending A. & M., “B. B.”, as he was known to his classmates, was a member of the Ross Volunteers, and parti- cipated in other student affairs. licka, Jr., and daughter have re- turned to Fort Sam Houston, fol- lowing a month’s visit at the home of Ed’s parents at College Sta- tion. He was given sick leave to convalesce after a serious opera- tion. Dan E. Kelley has received his appointment as a flying cadet in the Army Air Corps and is taking training at San Diego, Calif. He has already completed the civil aeronautics course. C. A. Montgomery, Denton, re- cently completed the second step of his U. S. Air Corps training at Randolph Field. N. A. “Nob” Moore, Jr. is working for an abstract company in Decatur, Texas. “Nob” receives his mail at Box 165. Jose de la Torre, Jr., has ac- cepted a position with the General Motors Plant in Mexico City where he will undergo a training period in the Diesel Motors Department. Jose receives his mail at Apartado Postal 404, Mexico, D. F., Mexico. W. D. Wallace is employed by the Texas State Highway Depart- ment and is located at Waxaha- chie, Texas. His official title is Junior Office Assistant. Alvin P. “Block” Olbrich is a % \ junior engineer with the Phillips Refinery at Okmulgee, Oklahoma, where his resident address is 612 North Seminole. “Block” will be remembered as a member of the Aggie football team and writes that the thoroughly enjoyed the S. M.U. game, which he was priv- ileged to see. Tanner C. Smith is living at 107 N. 3rd Street, Hugo, Oklahoma, where he is with the Soil Conser- vation Service. Smith invites any former student or present student to drop in and see him should he happen to be in those parts. H. H. “Hymie” Wehrner has changed his address to 4917 Park Drive, Houston, where he has re- cently moved into a new home. Wehrner would appreciate a visit at his new home from any of his friends. He is still working on the night shift at the Hughes Tool Company and teaching mathemat- ics and mechanical drawing in the Industrial Department of the Uni- versity of Houston. C. Clifford Wendler went with the International Business Machin- es Company immediately following his graduation and continued with them until a short time ago, when he accepted active duty and was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps. He is now officer in charge of accounting, Storage and Dis- tribution Division, at the Chicago Quartermaster Depot. His Chicago address is Apartment 210, 6251 S. Blackstone. John G. Young, is with the Paris Candy Division, Joe Franklin My- ers Industries, Paris, Texas. Young is manager for the company. W. RAYMOND COWLEY and James H. Valentine are both in- structors in the A. & M. Agron- omy Department and like being on the campus very much. DR. PAUL CHRISTIAN is now on duty with the North Texas Head- quarters CCC, where he gets his mail at 1601 N. Ballinger, Fort Worth, Texas. NEELLEY B. FARQUHAR is working for the L. H. Lacy Com- pany, Dallas, and is living at 3009 N. Henderson, Dallas. New papa—HERBERT T. JOHNS. » ‘ Married—LONNIE H. STERN JOHN A. KINCANNON. 1940 Wm. H. “Bill” Murray is now re- siding at 2404 Hopkins St., Hous- ton, Texas. Bill is assistant pro- ject supervisor, Traffic Survey, W.P.A. and reports that he is lik- ing his work fine. Bill was Editor- inChief of the Battalion his sen- ior year and active in other stu- dent activities. Merrill Smith has moved from Newton, Mississippi, to 609 Pecos Street, Lockhart, Texas. John H. Spangler, Jr., is oper- ating a service station in Fort Worth and can be reached at 2217 Lincoln Avenue. Edward L. Wilde is farming at Raymondville, Texas. Edward took his degree in animal husbandry. James S. “Hymie” Critz is now employed by the Sherwin-Williams Paint Company in Dallas and is staying at the YMCA. “Hymie” was associate editor of the Bat- talion, 1939-40. Leonard J. Wehrle resides at 1011 East 25th, Bryan, Texas and is connected with the Brazos Val- ley Cotton Cooperative Associa- tion. y Richard Lee Walker is now em- ployed by the U. 8. Civilian Conservation Corps, acting as sec- ond in command of CCC Co. 2882, Camp SCS-23-T, Marshall, Texas. Mack H. Duncan writes that he is now working for the Hallibur- ton Oil Well Cementing Company in Oklahoma and likes his work fine. Mack’s address is 914, Cy- press, Duncan. R. Warner Loomis has accepted a position with the Texas Division of the Dow Chemical Company at Freeport, Texas. The following men recently fin- ished the second step of their basic training for miltary pilots at Randolph Field: J. I. Hopkins, Palacios; D. E. Brasewell, Dal- las; John P. Couch, McKinney; John J. Keeter, Throckmorton; V. C. Denton, Pohokee, Florida; Ken- neth T. Merritt, Arlington; W. C. Melton, Mt. Pleasant; John R. Propst, Amarillo; and H. E. “Her- bie” Smith, Big Lake, Texas. 1941 GEORGE T. GREGG is connect- ed with the U. S. Weather Bu- reau in the capacity of airways ob- server, at Amarillo, Texas. He re- ports that he is getting along splendidly. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941 Jimmy Nagle, ’11 Directs Harris Co. Flood Control Job James M. “Jimmie” Nagle, ’11, has been appointed Harris County Flood Control Engineer by the Harris County’ Commissioners Court. For the past 10 years he has been director of Public Works for the City of Houston. His en- gineering experience since grad- uating in civil engineering in 1911, has been extensive and includes railroad engineering, United States Reclamation Service, Stone and Webster Engineering Company, city engineer for both Texarkana and Wharton, and resident engi- neer of the State Highway Depart- ment. He obtained his nickname from the late great Dean James C. Nagle, dean of engineering at A. & M., and his uncle. Nagle’s new job as engineer ac- tively in charge of Harris Coun- ty’s Flood Control Program, puts him in charge of one of the big- gest projects of this kind ever to be scheduled in Texas. He will con- tinue to make his home in Hous- ton. HOLMGREEN— (Continued from page 1) 1925 to 1927 he was county agent of Galveston county. In 1927 he was appointed poultry husbandman for the Texas A. & M. College Ex- tension Service, a position which he held until 1934 when he became administrative officer of the AAA’s Corn-Hog Program in Tex- as. With the reorganization of the AAA in 1936, Holmgreen was nam- ed administrative assistant to the director of the Extension Service and had charge of the AAA pro- gram when that agency was sep- arated from the Extension Service. As a student at A. & M., Holm- green received his degree in hort- iculture. He came to A. & M. from San Antonio and was known to his classmates as “Skinny”. He and Mrs. Holmgreen and their three children live in their own home at Midway, between Bryan and Col- lege. The new office of business man- ager will have supervision over all business offices and agencies of the College. No announcement has been made as to where the new of- fice will be located, but it will probably be in the new adminis- tration building. Engineers for Lieutenant and Mrs. Ed B. 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